Well folks… A friday afternoon lunch before the long weekend can only mean one thing.
Food Coma
Now, since nobody will be doing work from 2-5 and you can’t be intoxicated, you basically get so jacked up on greasy food that you go comatose at your desk until 5 (or you crap yourself and go home early- been there, done that, got the t-shirt!)
But I digress, We headed out to Pepperonchini’s in Framingham, MA which is a local bar/food spot. (www.hotpizzacoldbeer.com) They have a good menu of sandwiches, pizza and other assorted pub food.
Pro’s - They posses some pretty dynamite steak tips, 25 cent wings during all Boston sports games, and 5 dollar cheese pizzas on Sunday’s to go along with their NFL Sunday ticket. They are open late and like the site suggests, they have hot pizza and cold beer as well.
Con’s- Late at night its more of a Bar than a food place and get pretty crowded, when the wings aren’t 25 cents.
The specific buffalo based item we will be breaking down today is the buffalo chicken pizza because that’s how we roll.
You gotta dunk that Sh*t
First noteworthy remark is that it comes with a pepperonchini in the middle which is a nice trademark. The buffalo chicken chunks are of good size and sauce proportions. They don’t dominate the pizza but you certainly feel that you are getting your money’s worth.
The wrinkle in pep’s pizza is the carrots and celery. Now celery has been done before I am certain but the carrot’s are a novel and new way to do this pizza. They don’t add alot but they are memorable and get people talking.
One way to add fun and calories (calories usually add taste and awesomeness to anything buffalo) is to get a side dipping cup of blue cheese. Now, they may already put a little blue cheese on the pizza but you are gonna wan’t to be able to self medicate and dunk they living crap out of your slice. Its tremendous, don’t feel shy, just ask and thy shall receive.
Now, the “Osiris” of the buffalo za Colin O’neil, would like to point out the proper method of crushing this pizza.
“Rip from the wheel, fold the long way and aggressively dip into the blue cheese bucket, enjoy”
This man is a hungry softball player who has conqured this pizza multiple times, (a week) – he also pointed out that “buffalo chicken pizza is here forever”
He notes that with the floppyness of this slice, he has seen many weaker men pop a wrist tendon circa nomar in 2001. I have always said you must fold this beast or it will be flopping around worse than … no need to go there)
Overall, peps delivers solid value and an nice change of pace in the buffalo world. We will review their 25 cent wings in the future and always recommend when a game is on heading down to take advantage of their special. The wings are meaty and the sauce while not better than 7/10 is cool and you can devour them.
Good stuff, see you out there (when I get out of this food coma)
